New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
MORE WITylssEs FOR TIE COMMISSION

pRys1DrSr ADAMS. OF THE UNION PACIFIC. TO BE
HEARD-A LETTER FROM MR.. KAssoN.
n vas expectcd that President Charles Francis
Adams Of the Onion Pacific, would appear oeore inc
Pacific Railroad Commission yesterday pn' nc sen.
word by Auditor Mink he would be unable to attend
,n,u soms dav this week or next When the Commits
sjooers were I'm the West Mr. Adams Informed them that
he would like discuss the RECOMMENDATIONS 'ha' 'he
Commission will make to Congress for the settlement of
the Union Pacics Indebtedness to the Government ana
he was told that the board would hear him.
As no other witnesses appeared In his place the COM
,o,xx,oncrs decided 10 adjourn until Wednesday. but
b,fore thew did Chairman Pattlsou read this letter from
ex.Congressman John A. Kasson, of Iowa. vito 10 now
u Philadelphia engage IN the work connected with the
recent Centennial Celebration. 1t was written from
Philadelphia aud reads as follows;
New Work. normal OF an examination of c. p. Hunting
ton esq., touching certain letters written ny MN some
mentioned IN one of his letters as follows: senator
Mason IL an able fellow and we have never lost any
The report never appeared before in this form and con
neeten to my knowledge now eou1e 20 Won, whose
repute honorable and ask you 10 prone
the meaning of that phrase TO the bottom by examining
Mr. Huntington and any and every other agent ., me &c
that expression the actual fact any where was OF Is
ins any al o an Mr. bis cony
offered pay any money or other compensatory, or 70
mouey or other compensation by me; In word
whether my hands are clean or unclean. ext, ,..or
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10 your report and that you incorporate in Il the result
OF your inquiry.
The Commissioners instructed their secretary 10 wlte
70 MI Kasson that no tending show that ho
had received any money from tho Central Pacific had
been adduced therefore they did not deem 1t neces
AIRY TO examine him on the subject He was ase ln'
formed that II there had been any misquoalion OF MI
Huntingons letters 1t due to The fact that they had
been prevented from having TO the originals
Commissioner Lttlers attention was called to the
Io.,. ,,.r laN.fsT urn-
rNY to the effect while in san Francisco the Com
,nissioners had to borrow money from the Central
Pacific Railroad TO pay tber hotel bills and other per
sonal expcnses Mr. LITTER smiled and In goodnatured
way replied
while In San Francisco not knowing anybody there
better than Central Pacific people We went to them
We thought that a railroad which owed the Government
about 50, 100000 could afford TO advance S4otO on
account An hour after borrowed the money We re-
ceiyed dispatch the Secretary OF the Treasury,
saving that he placed sufficient funds TO oar credit
Among the witnesses to be examined this week are
President Gates OF the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph
Company whc will testify In relation to telegraph mat
fers connected with the Pacific Railroad line John
Blair who will be examined 10 the Sioux City Rail
mad Ger eral Manager Potter and Mr.. Gates and Mr.
Rei also OF that road, will give testimony In re-
Carl 10 general matters connected with II management
Ii possible eXJudge Dillon and some OF the other
counsel of the Union Pacific may make IN argument be
the commission In regard To the plans now under
consideration for settling the roads inehe mess 10 the
Government Chairman PattisoD said yesterday That ne
had not heard definitely whether such an argument
pany about il Mr. Pattsou went to his home IN Phila
dephia last evening but the other two Commissioners
remain in town. They cxpec. TO begin work oil their
soluminous report within a fortnight